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in nicaragua, haiti, the philippines, south korea, the congo -- over and over. it takes a genius not to see if it [laughter] that is what was done in egypt and france, not quite as much success in tunisia. the threat of democracy so far is contained. it is a real threat. also import to recognize the decline over the past 50 years, to a significant extent, self- inflicted. particularly since the 19 seventies. let me first a couple of things about the issues that are most important today and that are being ignored or not dealt seriously -- dealt with seriously in the electoral campaigns. let me start with the most important issues. there are two of these. overwhelming significance because the fate of the species depends on them. the one is environmental disaster and the other is nuclear war. i'm not going to take much time reviewing the threats of environmental disaster. there on the front pages almost daily. for example, last week, "the new york times" had a front-page story with the headline -- ending its summer melt. arctic sea ice sets a new low that leads to
in nicaragua, haiti, the philippines, south korea, the congo -- over and over. it takes a genius not to see if it [laughter] that is what was done in egypt and france, not quite as much success in tunisia. the threat of democracy so far is contained. it is a real threat. also import to recognize the decline over the past 50 years, to a significant extent, self- inflicted. particularly since the 19 seventies. let me first a couple of things about the issues that are most important today and that...
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korea that might be going through china, that's sort of garden variety hop, skip and jump for data in cyberspace. and it brings up a really interesting issue not just with cybersecurity, but with cyber war. because if you don't know precisely who's attacked you -- what they're calling attribution -- then how do you respond in kind to prevent attacks in the future in and that's one of the great dilemmas that our military has; how do you hold them accountable for stealing, damaging or what not? now, one has to believe and hope that the nsa -- and i do, actually -- has cracked this problem to some degree. but the attribution problem for corporations, um, and many government agencies is a very real thing, a very difficult problem in this digital age of ours. >> host: robert o' harrow, you write about a series called tritium. why do you do that? >> guest: they're a company that came up with a really interesting idea not long after the web browsers back in the '90s were released and use of the worldwide web which lays over the top of the internet makes it really easy. we all take it for gra
korea that might be going through china, that's sort of garden variety hop, skip and jump for data in cyberspace. and it brings up a really interesting issue not just with cybersecurity, but with cyber war. because if you don't know precisely who's attacked you -- what they're calling attribution -- then how do you respond in kind to prevent attacks in the future in and that's one of the great dilemmas that our military has; how do you hold them accountable for stealing, damaging or what not?...
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korea and other countries not buying into the sanctions. thus they continue to grow and prosper and create a separate economy from the sanctions. we need to talk about this, expose it and figure out a way to impose harsher sanctions on iran. melissa: other than crossing turkey off our christmas card list, what can we do about this? >> i think it is more complicated than this. turkey is supposedly in a proxy civil war against iran and syria supporting the opposition. either they're speaking the truth or openly lying and we could have a much stronger statement from the president. supposedly looking for regime change in syria. all the while turkey is funneling dollars to iran subverting american sanctions. one is a war of words. second, also other partners such as dubai supposedly an ally, just 100 miles across the sea from iran and shifting also some of that gold to them. so we have other players. india is an ally. other allies are subverting these sanctions through this new identityless gold economy providing one to $2 billion a month and by
korea and other countries not buying into the sanctions. thus they continue to grow and prosper and create a separate economy from the sanctions. we need to talk about this, expose it and figure out a way to impose harsher sanctions on iran. melissa: other than crossing turkey off our christmas card list, what can we do about this? >> i think it is more complicated than this. turkey is supposedly in a proxy civil war against iran and syria supporting the opposition. either they're...
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korea, colombia and panama. i voted against these because we would not do well in terms of job creation in terms of that and we had history with nafta that didn't go about l with our state. the currency manipulation by china. when china cheats on currency, we lose jobs in pennsylvania. those are two and i can list more but i think there's also a contrast here on the stage, i'm against the free trade deals, my opponent's in favor of them and i'm in favor of getting tough on china when they cheat on currency and hurt our jobs and he's in favor of going the same way washington does. >> would you be in favor of increasing tariffs on china specifically? >> certainly if we can implement the legislation that i led the fight on to crack down on china's currency manipulation and actually have consequences, i think that's -- if it's not an exact definition of tariff, it's a reasonable equivalent of that and i think we need to have some measure that puts consequences on china. they've been cheating and over a decade we los
korea, colombia and panama. i voted against these because we would not do well in terms of job creation in terms of that and we had history with nafta that didn't go about l with our state. the currency manipulation by china. when china cheats on currency, we lose jobs in pennsylvania. those are two and i can list more but i think there's also a contrast here on the stage, i'm against the free trade deals, my opponent's in favor of them and i'm in favor of getting tough on china when they cheat...
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those successes came as the south korean economy gears down. gross domestic product, slowed further in the last quarter. the people at the bank of korea said the economy grew 0.2%, compared to the previous quarter. south koreans will vote in a presidential election in december. many are trying to figure out which candidate will best be able to grow the economy. now, the japanese government has decided on a stimulus package worth $5 billion. new measures are designed to prop up the nation's economy. the program was abducted at a cabinet meeting on friday. it will be financed by existing funds, including reserves from the budget. the package in clouds about $1 billion in subsidies for small and medium sized firms and stores and areas hit by the march 11 disaster last year. it will let them jointly launch businesses. $500 million, ear marked to support firms that build factories in fukushima prefecture. $1.5 billion will be used in preparedness for disassers. 123450 -- disasters. some chinese parents are suffering from the side effects of the one
those successes came as the south korean economy gears down. gross domestic product, slowed further in the last quarter. the people at the bank of korea said the economy grew 0.2%, compared to the previous quarter. south koreans will vote in a presidential election in december. many are trying to figure out which candidate will best be able to grow the economy. now, the japanese government has decided on a stimulus package worth $5 billion. new measures are designed to prop up the nation's...